Burgoyne

Bur·goyne

B0560300 (bûr-goin′, bûr′goin′), John 1722-1792. British general and playwright. In the American Revolution he captured Fort Ticonderoga (July 6, 1777) but lost the Battle of Saratoga (October 17, 1777). The Heiress (1786) was his most popular play.

Burgoyne

(bɜːˈɡɔɪn) n (Biography) John. 1722–92, British general in the War of American Independence who was forced to surrender at Saratoga (1777)

Bur•goyne

(bərˈgɔɪn)

n. John, 1722–92, British general: surrendered at Saratoga in the American Revolution.

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Burgoyne - British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)Gentleman Johnny, John Burgoyne